COURRIER A ENVOYER AU REPRÉSENTANT PERMANENT DE LA FRANCE AUPRÈS DE L’ONU
Contexte. (La marche à suivre détaillée se trouve plus bas). L’Autriche est candidate pour faire partie des membres non permanents du conseil de sécurité de l’ONU. Voir : http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/austrian-... La décision sera prise mi-octobre. C’est l’occasion de faire pression en attirant l’attention de l’ONU sur l’usage abusif de l’article 278a du code pénal autrichien. Nous allons chacun dans notre pays écrire à notre représentant national (ambassadeur) auprès de l’ONU. Une copie du message sera adressée aux personnes suivantes :
UN General Assembly President Jan Eliasson GAPresident@un.org
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inquiries@un.org, sgcentral@un.org, sg@un.org
Foreign secretary Dr. Ursula Plassnik ursula.plassnik@bmeia.gv.at and kabbm@bmeia.gv.at
Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer heinz.fischer@hofburg.at
Marche à suivre.
Adresser un message à : france@un.int
Mettre les destinataires suivants en CC :
GAPresident@un.org,inquiries@un.org, sgcentral@un.org, sg@un.org, ursula.plassnik@bmeia.gv.at, kabbm@bmeia.gv.at, heinz.fischer@hofburg.at
Sujet : Violation of civil rights in Austria
Texte du message (copier-coller- signer) :
Dear Honourable Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sablière
In May of this year, the Austrian authorities proceeded to abuse paragraph 278 of its Criminal Code, thereby depriving Austrian citizens of their civil liberties and rights. I write to you regarding Austria’s application for a non-permanent seat on the United Nation’s Security Council. While this candidature is generally to be welcomed, the misuse of paragraph 278 and in particular, section 278a against NGOs remains unresolved and a threat to Austria’s nationals.
As Amnesty International already forewarned in 2002, the vague language of the law has resulted in the restrictions of freedom of speech and liberty : basic civil rights granted to all human beings under the United Nations Conventions which Austria has signed.
Link to Amnesty International report : http://www.278.at/english/amnesty.htm
We would like to draw your attention to the following, second link documenting the details surrounding the misuse of paragraph 278 : http://www.278.at/english/summary.htm
We ask the United Nation’s Security Council to ensure that a future non-permanent member like Austria takes the necessary steps to prohibit the misuse of this particular law and guarantee and enforce the rights of its citizens. Austria needs to redraft this law to prevent future abuse.
Unless this situation is resolved, citizens in Austria live in fear of exercising their basic civil rights afforded to them by a democracy and the United Nations Conventions.
Yours sincerely
Prénom NOM
Ville, Pays
